DETERMINANTS OF THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF SERBIAN ARMY OFFICERS

Vladimir Ristić; Anita Pešić; Dragan Bojanić

doi:10.59864/Oditor12404R

Authors

Vladimir Ristić Institute for Strategic Research, R. Serbia Author
Anita Pešić Institute for Strategic Research, R. Serbia Author
Dragan Bojanić Institute for Strategic Research, R. Serbia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59864/Oditor12404R

Keywords:

military profession, officer, career, factors, The Army of Serbia

Abstract

The development of an officer's career is a very complex process and is determined by numerous factors. The main goal of the paper is to examine the influence of three groups of determinants on the career development of officers of the Serbian Armed Forces (SAF). The survey was conducted on a sample of 219 respondents in 2016 using descriptive and factor analysis (Principal Component Analysis). Descriptive analysis was performed using three groups of determinants, namely: 1) normative-legal assumptions; 2) various subjects of human resources management and 3) planning, selection, training, training and deployment of officers on duty. Factor analysis (orthogonal rotation, Gutman-Kaiser criterion) was performed on a set of 16 manifest variables. The results showed that six factors "determinants of officer career development" have the greatest influence on officer career development.

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